Chapter 14 – the witness
of Thomas – “Lord, we do not know where You are going, how are we to know the
way?
Jesus is speaking about going to prepare a place for them
and that they knew where He was going.
He was speaking about returning to heaven soon and that they should have
known this, but Thomas spoke for all of them in asking the question. Jesus responded, “I am the way, and the
truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.”
This is a very exclusive statement by
Jesus. He is saying that only through
Him can a person come to God. These is
not a popular view today, but if you were drowning and a person said take my
hand, would you listen and respond, or tell them that’s not what you had in
mind? We need to understand that Jesus
was exclusive, because God is exclusive, even though He wants to be
inclusive. What do I mean? God is holy and perfect and He cannot allow
sin into His presence. He sent His Son,
Jesus, to be the sacrifice for sins. He took
our place and suffered the judgment we deserved so He can now let God the
Father pronounce the guilty sentence on each of us (because of our sins), but
if we trust in Jesus, He offers His death, not for His sins, but for Ours. That’s why Jesus is exclusively the way, but
if we believe in Him, the Father will include us in those who are His own.
Do you know the way?
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